Beak Simulations and Car Investigations: Investigating Pinterest as a Resource for Two Science Topics

IF 3.3 1区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Journal of Science Education and Technology Pub Date : 2024-01-29 DOI:10.1007/s10956-024-10093-0

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Abstract

There is tension about teachers’ professional use of social media platforms, such as Pinterest, to access instructional resources for teaching science. Teachers’ frequent use of Pinterest signals their perceived value despite concerns about the quality of the resources found there. These resources can constitute a part of teachers’ network of resources, contributing in some ways and constraining in others. This study seeks to contribute to the discussion about online resources through an in-depth content analysis of 438 websites on Pinterest related to two elementary science topics: adaptation and force. Findings indicate the potential of Pinterest to expand the number and variety of examples available to teachers for both topics. However, findings also demonstrate ways resources for both topics could constrain teachers’ knowledge systems: they may narrow teachers’ vision of quality science instruction to engaging in activities and the resources for both topics may constrain teachers’ knowledge of the science subject matter.

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鸟嘴模拟和汽车调查：将 Pinterest 作为两个科学主题的资源进行调查

摘要教师在专业领域使用社交媒体平台（如 Pinterest）获取科学教学资源的情况十分紧张。尽管 Pinterest 上的资源质量令人担忧，但教师频繁使用 Pinterest 表明他们认为这些资源很有价值。这些资源可以构成教师资源网络的一部分，在某些方面起着促进作用，在另一些方面则起着制约作用。本研究试图通过对 Pinterest 上与适应和力这两个小学科学主题相关的 438 个网站进行深入的内容分析，为有关在线资源的讨论做出贡献。研究结果表明，Pinterest 有潜力为这两个主题的教师提供更多和更丰富的范例。然而，研究结果也表明，这两个主题的资源可能会限制教师的知识体系：它们可能会将教师对优质科学教学的视野缩小到参与活动上，而且这两个主题的资源可能会限制教师对科学学科知识的掌握。

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Journal of Science Education and Technology EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES-

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9.40

自引率

4.50%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of Science Education and Technology is an interdisciplinary forum for the publication of original peer-reviewed, contributed and invited research articles of the highest quality that address the intersection of science education and technology with implications for improving and enhancing science education at all levels across the world. Topics covered can be categorized as disciplinary (biology, chemistry, physics, as well as some applications of computer science and engineering, including the processes of learning, teaching and teacher development), technological (hardware, software, deigned and situated environments involving applications characterized as with, through and in), and organizational (legislation, administration, implementation and teacher enhancement). Insofar as technology plays an ever-increasing role in our understanding and development of science disciplines, in the social relationships among people, information and institutions, the journal includes it as a component of science education. The journal provides a stimulating and informative variety of research papers that expand and deepen our theoretical understanding while providing practice and policy based implications in the anticipation that such high-quality work shared among a broad coalition of individuals and groups will facilitate future efforts.